Unraveling the gallol-driven assembly mechanism of thermoreversible supramolecular hydrogels inspired by ascidians

Alexis Wolfel, Esteban M. Euti, Matías L. Picchio, Marcelo R. Romero, Víctor M. Galván Josa, Marisa Martinelli, Roque J. Minari, Cecilia I. Álvarez Igarzabal

Polymer Chemistry · 2020 · 19 citations · 51 references

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Gallic acid, a small polyphenolic compound with strong hydrogen-bonding ability, is studied as a dynamic crosslinker of poly(vinyl alcohol) for preparing thermosensitive hydrogels. Furthermore, insights about the involved mechanism are shown.

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